Andrew Paskoff

Andrew Paskoff (born 18 March 1973) is the Executive Director of production for Sony Pictures Television and is best known for his work in the reality television genre.

Career

Andrew Paskoff is currently the Executive Director of Production for Sony Pictures Television, Networks. Upon graduating from Massapequa High School in 1991, Andrew attended the University of Miami, in Coral Gables, Florida, where he studied Film & Psychology, earning a Bachelor of Science in Communications. In 1995, he was hired as a Production Coordinator at Worldwide Production Services after an Internship at the company.

In 1996, after a year of working on diverse international commercial campaigns such as Diesel Jeans, Veronica TV, Kmart, Maribou Chocolate and Saab, to name a few, Andrew decided to leave Miami for a career in Hollywood. As a freelance Production Coordinator, Production Manager and Line Producer, Andrew worked on a few small budget feature films, learning film production from the ground up. He was on the forefront of the reality television boom in the late nineties, working on an array of documentary and reality television programs. Working through the ranks of reality TV, Andrew moved back to New York City in 2002, continuing his freelance career before being hired in 2005 as staff Line Producer at MTV Networks headquarters in New York City. While at MTV, Andrew oversaw numerous television pilots and series. He relocated to Los Angeles in 2008 and was promoted to Director of Production for MTV Series Production and Development.

In late 2008, Andrew left MTV to pursue a new opportunity as Director of Production for Sony Pictures Television, overseeing global production for all SPT’s international networks, which has 57 global channels, 125 feeds, 22 languages, in over 460 million homes worldwide. As Director of Production, Andrew helped develop a global youth, pop culture, lifestyle format called ‘in the QUBE’, producing 22 episodes that aired in over 40 million homes, on 6 continents. He is currently overseeing a 3D spin-off of ‘in the QUBE’ that will launch in the US on 3net (Sony/IMAX/Discovery 3D joint venture) in May 2011. In addition to his work on ‘in the QUBE’, Andrew has traveled the globe overseeing award winning formats such as, ‘The Amazing Race Asia’, ‘Brazil’s Next Top Model, ‘Mexico’s Next Top Model’, ‘Cyril: Simply Magic’ and ‘Minute To Win It India’. He is currently in production on a 2nd season of ‘Mexico’s Next Top Model’ for Latin America and developing a 2nd season of ‘Cyril: Simply Magic’ and ‘Minute To Win It India’ for Asia/India.

Andrew was promoted to Executive Director of Production within two years of joining Sony Pictures Television, where he continues to develop and produce original production formats in Latin America, Asia and Europe. His role has grown to also include scripted development and managing global channel initiatives for the massive SPT footprint. In addition to his role as Executive Director, Andrew is the founder of OUT@SPE, an employee business resource group for Sony’s GLBT employees and their allies. As the founder of the group, Andrew spearheaded SPE’s ‘It Gets Better’ campaign video, garnering major press coverage, including an interview in Daily Variety (January 31, 2011).

Andrew Paskoff has a twin brother, Scott, and they have lived together in Los Angeles and New York since 1996.

Television & Filmography

References

• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1391047/ Internet Movie Database Andrew Paskoff
• http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1078253/andrew-paskoff NY Times Biography Andrew Paskoff
• http://www.variety.com/article/vr1118031169 Daily Variety Article January 31, 2011
• http://tv.yahoo.com/andrew/contributor/804827
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaya_(TV_Series)
• http://www.screened.com/andrew-paskoff/14-790582/
• http://www.inbaseline.com/person.aspx?person_id=3374090

External links

• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1391047/
• http://www.variety.com/article/vr1118031169